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				<description><![CDATA[Welcome.
This is a photo collection of ground-side stone hand and finger tools from northern New Mexico, USA.  Enjoy the galleries, and thank you for visiting my website.
*** Note: I recently finished my book titled "American Handaxes and other observations."  You can download my book for free - please see the "Book" tab for more information.  ***

(hardcover dustjacket)
Last updated 2/11/2020.
Keywords: Early man and woman, North American lithic industry, stone age, ground side stone hand tools, artifacts, pre-Clovis possibilities, New Mexico, stone hand axe / handaxe, stone hand adze / handadze,  stone side scraper, finger tool, whetstone, use-wear, handstones]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:39:09 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Book]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p><strong><em><img src="/uploaded/Hardback%20cover.png" alt="" width="756" height="308" /></em></strong>...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 09:52:43 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Q & A]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Why do you think these are artifacts?</strong></p>
   <p>I have handled thousands of rocks...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 04:52:04 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Observations]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>The observation pages are where I lay out some of my thoughts concerning these stone tools. ...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 15:46:54 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ground sides]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>Many of the tools we have utilize multiple ground sides.  As you page through the photos on this...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:46:31 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Triangles]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>Here are six medium-sized triangular ground-side hand tools.  These are made from different rock...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:11:45 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mudstone craftsmanship]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>Here are two full-sized mudstone hand tools with interesting features.</p>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:14:43 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Three styles of hand axes]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>This page presents three styles of hand axes.  The first group is a set of three diamond-shaped...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 14:38:08 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Adzes]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>These ground-side adzes differ from the axes in their depth, top use, and blade wear.  Here's...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2017 13:08:42 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Additional hand axe forms]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>This page is where I will be posting additional designs of hand tools.   This first gallery is a...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:52:41 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sandstone remnants]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>This page covers the last stage of a (single) ground-side sandstone hand tool. Occasionally we...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 14:23:23 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Two hands]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>This page is where I will be posting galleries of the larger, two-handed stone tools.  This...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:11:10 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[More like a dagger]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>Here is a gallery of a most unusual stone tool.  It has a fourth ground side that allows the...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2017 09:51:44 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Whetstones]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>We have collected quite a few of these whetstones, made from all types of rock. I imagine the...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2017 12:14:47 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Miscellaneous artifacts]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>This gallery has trays of miscellaneous artifacts and fossils. The small, grey bowl fits...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 09:33:00 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rise]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>This gallery shows axe-style working edges that "rise" in relation to the handhold. <em><br />
   </em>...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:33:21 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clips and mesas]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>When we find a stone hand tool, the first thing we do is look for the handhold.  As you are...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 18:43:56 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[The site]]></title>
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							<description><![CDATA[<p>Click the thumbnail below for a gallery of photos from the site.  Sitting at about 8400 FASL...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:37:23 -0600</pubDate>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2017 11:36:13 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[About]]></title>
							<link>/index.php?p=pages&amp;title=About</link>
							<description><![CDATA[<p>This website was created to solicit interest in ground side stone tools from a university or...</p>]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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